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Pseudogravity That Bends Light Just Like Real Gravity Created by Engineers in a Laboratory (thedebrief.org)
submitted 1 year ago by Salamendacious@lemmy.world to c/science@lemmy.world
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Researchers studying photonic crystals say they have successfully created a form of pseudogravity that bends light just like real gravity. The new technique could have a dramatic effect on advanced communication technologies like 6G, as well as other applications in optics and materials science that could benefit from a no-contact method of manipulating light.

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[–] Salamendacious@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is it any more egregious than the Higgs boson being called the "god particle?"

[–] ubermeisters@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That's because Leon Lederman called it "the goddamn particle" and the media opted to drop the damn

[–] Salamendacious@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

The media got it from the title of his book